Slog - Comments on AT&T Gives Local Political Consultant $50K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k The latest lobbying disclosure reports show that AT&T spent $5.2 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2008. Much of the money was spent on the telecom company's efforts to persuade Congress to grant them immunity from lawsuits for their participation in helping the U.S. government violate your 4th Amendment rights by spying on you for the NSA. According to OpenSecrets.org, $50,000 of AT&T's first quarter spending went to Mercury Strategies, a Seattle political shop, that has focused on another pet AT&T cause—one that is antithetical to the interests of Seattle net content providers like Amazon.com ... As a... Copyright 2008 Wed, 21 May 2008 09:24:15 -0800 Wed, 21 May 2008 10:50:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by QuimbyMcF As a former employee of one of the devil-spawn subsidiaries of AT&T, I can vouch that the wild ass cowboys from Texas (SBC)who bought Mother are a bunch of dick weed, Dubya lovin' Republican ass wipes. Reach out and touch someone, my ass. More like reach out and grab them by the nuts before turning them over to the NSA.

]]> QuimbyMcF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028946 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028946 News Wed, 21 May 2008 09:30:35 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave this falls under the category of price discrimination. and from the firm's perspective it is a good thing. from a consumer's perspective it might be unfair but really people are getting the service and product they are willing to pay for.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028949 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028949 News Wed, 21 May 2008 09:33:07 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave further, there exists alternatives for this bullshit too.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028950 News Wed, 21 May 2008 09:34:02 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe copy/paste

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028952 News Wed, 21 May 2008 09:36:57 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave oh yeah, how are the stranger staff deciding what to bold? is this something that they learned through hanging out together is this actually taught in school? I ask because everyone on the staff does it and it makes the use of bolding useless because it is used so often.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028955 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1028955 News Wed, 21 May 2008 09:39:27 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle It's not just that.

Net neutrality means ISPs have no reason to "inspect" your emails, and other message traffic, including videos.

If we let them "shape" traffic, we let them spy on us.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1029015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/att_gives_local_political_consultant_50k#c1029015 News Wed, 21 May 2008 10:50:36 -0800